Cannabis Compliance Division

Often times a client is open to any number of cities across multiple counties to base their operations. In these cases, the question of feasibility of licensing is often a top consideration.

CREC Compliance creates custom reports that narrow down cities with cannabis licensing programs supporting the client’s intended operations, with consideration to the municipal cannabis tax rates, application fees, limits to number of licenses issued by municipality and estimated time to complete licensing process.

The report breaks down the cities on a Good-Better-Best scale with a detailed reading of our rating process by a compliance specialist, which is then used by our CREC real estate agents to pull potential property listings.

We regularly work with clients looking to buy or sell a property contingent on the transfer of cannabis licensing. CREC Compliance due diligence reports educate clients on the status of any proposed municipal/state permits and licensing along with the municipal/state licensing process to transfer existing permits and licensing in a legal and compliant manner. The report is critical in providing our legal team with the insight they need to structure your deal.

Sellers want to increase their asking price, buyers want assurance they can legally operate on the property and sell the business down the line. Both benefit from the Compliance Property Certification Report. The report highlights cannabis entitlement options, permit and licensing status and a path forward for the buyer/tenant to obtain municipal and state operations licensing.

CREC client-deals rarely involve a singular transaction, but rather a complex series of steps and actions triggered in the transferring of cannabis property for sale and/or licensing from one owner or operator to another.

Our attorneys specialize in creating Letter of Intent, Property Lease, Operating Agreement, Joint-Venture Agreement and other legal documents typically required to properly structure a deal based on years of experience in the cannabis industry.

The complex process of navigating cannabis licensing processes is both expensive and time-consuming. While background checks are consistent across all programs, the requirements for municipal and state cannabis licensing programs are separate-but-contingent on one another.

Our team has extensive experience completing Site Identification Plans, Zoning Checks, Development Agreements, Conditional Use Permits, Business Plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Odor Abatement and Waste Disposal Plans, and a myriad of other requirements often found in cannabis licensing applications.

Cannabis applications are competitive. Cookie-cutter SOPs are a dime a dozen, and few projects are able to provide a comprehensive pro-forma without assistance. CREC Compliance creates individual and unique SOPs, financial forecasts, ownership experience and other documentation for presenting cannabis projects to investors, municipalities and state departments alike. Utilize our experience and expertise to ensure your application is awarded the maximum number of points to be awarded licensure.